La Comunicación no verbal: lenguaje corporal de la danza árabe cuerpos sexualizados o arte milenario

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the figurative representations and the field of perception that the “other” has on the dancing body of Arab dance, carrying out a process of deconstruction of sexualization and ancient art that interfere with the reading of the historicalcultural contexts and forms of non-verbal communication and body language of Arabic dance. The figurative representations are determined, and the meanings present in Arabic dance are identified to analyze the process of construction of resignifications of the public towards the dancing body in Quito. Non-verbal elements are considered such as facial gestures, movements, external factors and the expression of facts, emotions and feelings that recognize Arabic dance as forms of non-verbal communication from the body language that represents and grants meanings of cultural and cultural appropriation. identities of a Middle Eastern culture in the West; However, the lack of spaces for dissemination, access, and information about Arab dance limits the construction of interpretations and a reading in the forms of non-verbal communication. Under this premise we understand how the dancing bodies and the public get involved and interact with the message that is channeled through Arabic dance.